| 摘要 |
An apparatus which provides for effortless moving of a non-ambulatory patient from his bed or operating table to a cart, e.g., recovery room stretcher or the like and from the cart to other non-porous surfaces, e.g., X-ray tables, etc. The major component comprises an inflatable mattress having a constant flow of air pressure communicating therewith and a plurality of nozzles over one side thereof to direct air jets outwardly therefrom. The mattress normally is positioned with the air jets directed downwardly to provide an air cushion or caster for effortless sliding from one horizontal surface to another. However, the mattress may be positioned with the air jets directed upwardly for floatably supporting a patient, having sores, e.g., decubitus ulcers, on a cushion of pressurized gas a distance above the mattress.
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